Thursday, February 6, 2014

This is the newest painting in my “wings” series. Over the last
two years, the wing images have morphed into rising, surging shapes that merge the metaphor of transformation with the imagery of something good bubbling up
inside me. I’m solidly moving along a spiritual path, meaning a way of seeing
myself in the midst of something bigger, something cosmic. Future blogs will explore this
direction further.

Below
are the five steps in the development of Rising Tide, beginning with the initial
“test” painting on kraft paper completed in 2012 in my Center Street Studio, Rutland Vermont.

"Threshold Wings" 2012_35" x 39"_Acrylic and oilstick on kraft

I love each phase in its development, like a proud parent nurturing a child into maturity. Beneath the final piece lie the ghosts of earlier versions. I find this comforting. Should I have stopped at phase 2? or 3? I think not. Something was missing that I needed to unearth from inside me, and lead up to the surface of the painting. I'm grateful to be a painter, using the language of art to speak to the viewer, to find out about my world of vision and imagination, and maybe discover who I might be. Such fun!

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Welcome to my blog. The Interwoven Heart is an artist's search for meaning in the face of death. I am turning the gaze beneath appearances in an attempt to discover the nature of self, being and non-being. My hope is for transformation. My current paintings, drawings, earthworks and performances are visual explorations of this journey. Join me in sharing ideas, images and insights along the way.

Cecelia Kane becoming an ancient maple

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I am a visual and performance artist on a spiritual path. I'm a mother and grandmother. My work is the manifestation of my search for self-definition and meaning in the face of death.
Lately I’ve been exploring the nature of being and existence in paintings and drawings that imagine Love as a multi-layered, interconnected cosmic essence inhabited by hearts, wings, eyes, plants and patterns. It is a search for God. Obsession, repetition and daily record keeping often occur in my art making process. I use my own body, clothing, fabric work, video, performance, voice, sculpture, painting and drawing to explore the intersection of good and evil and the collision of loss and transformation.